Critique my shortlist

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Bit of a mash up between mine and DHs preferences, surname Cavendish. Middle name likely to be Juliet (not fussed about whether it goes with the FN as I barely use DDs FN amd MN together). DD is Meg (just Meg) if that helps with the critiquing:

Erin
Kate
Olive
Liv
Ivy
Matilda
Evelyn (could I use this without the inevetable Evie nn?)
Petra
Lilian
Nora
Orla
Robyn
Iris
Ruby

Sorry......its not that short yet!

How about Olive and call her Liv?

Erin - OK; no strong feelings either way
Kate - love it, and Kate Cavendish sounds very 'dashing' and competent somehow - like a character from a novel.
Olive - not a fan - bit plain/frumpy
Liv - too abbreviated for my taste
Ivy - cute. Not sure how well it ages though.
Matilda - very nice; becoming very popular though
Evelyn - quite like, but suspect Evie NN is inevitable!
Petra - dislike; sounds too Teutonic and harsh to me. Am probably biased by the fact that my (horrible) old German tutor was called Petra!
Lilian - OK. Prefer Lilia, but not a massive fan of Lily names in general.
Nora - no - another one who dislikes the 'Nor' sound.
Orla - pretty
Robyn - like
Iris - OK. Love the meaning/associations but always sounds a bit harsh to my ears.
Ruby - far too popular for me

My shortlist would be Kate, Ivy, Matilda, Orla and Robyn. Top choice probably Kate. Love Juliet as a MN - and Cavendish is the surname I always longed to have growing up, so lucky you (and DDs!)

Erin- 7/10 nice name
Kate- 6/10 would probably get called Katie alot though. Sounds like a nickname
Olive- 1/10 don't like it sorry
Liv- 1/10 don't like
Ivy- 6/10 alright name
Matilda- 2/10
Evelyn-7/10 nice name can be shortened to eve evie or lyn
Petra- 1/10 no way
Lilian- 5/10 alright name an be shortened to Lily
Nora- 3/10
Orla- 1/10
Robyn- 6/10
Iris- 1/10
Ruby 5/10

Robyn is excellent. Would avoid Ivy as sounds like Evie, Eva, Ava and Evelyn for same reason.

Love Erin
Like Kate
None of the others, particularly not Ruby, Olive or Matilda

I like your choices. You have dd's first and middle names on there.

Should add I am compiling this list based on feeling that this pg is a girl. I have my 20wk scan on Wednesday and will fall over in shock if its a boy!!

I think meg goes well with Erin, ivy and iris.

Ha! It'll be a boy then! I was certain DD was a boy. Even still didn't believe when four different scans had said.

Will you let us know what 'it' will be?????

Probably! Then ill need to go through this name game again. Yep, ill update after Wednesday.

Our favourite name for a boy is probably Leo, but its a "mutually agreeable" name rather than an "I love" name.

Love Kate. Love Erin

Iris. Best of all of options.

Haha well......its a boy!

oh congratulations!

got a name yet?

Absoloutley no clue!

Erin, love it
Kate prefer katie
Olive ok,know a little girl with this name she is beautiful
Liv only as a nn
Ivy yes lovely
Matilda yes lovely again
Evelyn (could I use this without the inevetable Evie nn?) not keen
Petra nope hate it
Lilian love it
Nora very cute for a little girl not sure about a teenager
Orla love it
Robyn love it
Iris love it
Ruby love it was my grandmas name

my favorite's with Meg are Orla,Ivy and Iris

we're on boys names now

It's a boy?! All this work for nothing .

Leo's quite nice. Do not ask me for name ideas; I like outrageously pretentious boys' names like Cosmo and Lysander.

I know Only will have to give Iris out to someone else to use, am more sad about Juliet! But oberjoyed at boyness.

Ah dh is anti extravagant names. I like Elliot, he says ET. I like Otis, he says Elevators.

I may have to ltb.

I like Otis, he says Elevators really made me

Yes, LTB.

Ofgs, he has now suggested Jason.

?Facepalm?

at Jason.

How about Fergus?

I knew it!!!!!!! Congratulations! Someone on my fb found out they were having a boy today... I wonder...

Soooooo, what's the new list???

Does your name begin with s?

Ahhh we havent FBd it yet and no, im a G.

Ok....new list, including mine and DHs preferred names

Travis
Alex
Louis
Harry
Otis
Elliot
Seth